FORCE in the News

Risky Surgical Business, May 8, 2012, The Jewish Week

Stanford Web tool helps patients weigh cancer risk, April 23, 2012,
San Francisco Chronicle

For Some, Genetic Counseling Is a Lifelong Necessity, Cure Magazine, Spring 2012

Genetic Testing on Brink of Boom, April 5, 2012, Palm Beach Post

Woman tackles cancer aggressively, March 15, 2012, StLouisToday

Force for life Moscow woman starts local chapter for women at risk of breast, other cancers, March 11, 2012, TheTimes-Tribute.Com

Jewish genetic cancer focus of program, February 17, 2012, Jewish News of Greater Phoenix Online

BRCA gene: should parents communicate risk?, January 9, 2012, Huffington Post: Healthy Living

More at high risk of breast cancer choose double mastectomies, November 16, 2011, WTSP 10 News, Chicago

The wife of WPTV Anchorman Jon Shainman makes a difficult decision. Amy Shainman, FORCE Outreach coordinator shares her story, October 27, 2011, WPTV News

Rachel Kubbly Adler discusses her "Fix Our Genes" recycled denim fundraiser on Sacramento Morning Show, October 25, 2011

Two sisters take measure to prevent breast cancer, WTVJ, Miami, FL, October 2011

Detroit Coordinator, Ellyn Davidson, speaking out about FORCE and their Partners in Pink event with Helen Phillips, winner of The Season 7 Biggest Loser, October 19, 2011

NYC Coordinator, Laura Royce participates in an ABC Up Close Program and webchat, October 16, 2011

Philadelphia Union helps to raise awareness of the link between Breast and Ovarian Cancer with a Passing of the Torch, October 15, 2011

Chicago FORCE & Northwestern University TriDelta Sorority Join Together to Educate Young Women on Hereditary Breast Cancer, October 11, 2011

FORCE member Maggie Smith recognized in Lifetime's Remarkable Women Campaign , October 4, 2011

Previvors: Genetically targeted to get breast cancer, Philadelphia Inquirer, October 3, 2011

It's National Previvor Day! Amy Shainman and Karen Kramer from FORCE discuss Previvor Day, September 28th, 2011, WLRN

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Renew Denim swaps pants for a cure, The California Aggie (online edition), September 27, 2011
Jean exchange and sale to raise awareness for genetic cancers.

Local women promote National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week, Ann Arbor, Michigan coordinators and volunteers celebrate HBOC Week, September 25, 2011

FORCE hopes to raise awareness of gene mutations for breast, ovarian cancer, Florida Weekly, September 22, 2011
Amy Byer Shainman is volunteer outreach coodinator for FORCE in Palm Beach County. ... She chose to have preventive surgeries to reduce her cancer risk.

Nationals Team Up With FORCE to Educate Families. September 20, 2011
Coverage of the Washington Nationals teaming up with FORCE for the "Passing of the Torch" event Sunday September 25, 2011.

FORCE Member Melissa Glick shares her and her family's story and discusses the film In teh FAmily, prior to hosting a screening. September 19, 2011

Oregon sisters, FORCE Outreach Coordinators, struggle with knowledge of breast cancer risk after genetic test, September 17th, 2011

Amy Shainman, Palm Beach Outreach, shares her story of hope and triump in the face of breast cancer, Florida Outreach Coordinator in this featured article, September 6, 2011, TCPalm.Com

Genetic Cancer Risk Creates Difficult Choices, March 29, 2011
A personal story from columnist Brook Wirtschafter.

The Genes that Bind, Cure Magazine, Summer 2010
When and how to share risk information with kids. An article featuring FORCE member Sara Reveles-Pellegrini.

Hometown Hero: Amy Yoffe, February, 2011
Facing her own mortality, Amy Yoffe has become a force to be reckoned with. 

Yes, They're Fake. My Real Ones Tried to Kill Me, MSNBC, October, 2010
News coverage of previvor, Claudia Gilmore, National HBOC Week and Previvor Day.

CSPAN: Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Coverage of Rep. Chaffetz' comments prior to the voting on H Res #1522.

It's Official: National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week and Previvor Day, Denver Examiner, September 15, 2010, Judy Mouchawar, MD, MSPH. Article coveraging the passage of H Res #1522 with a shout out to FORCE.

Congress passess Wasserman Schultz resolution on breast, ovarian cancers
Sun Sentinel.Com, September 15th, 2010
Coverage of the passage of resolution creating a national Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Awareness week.

Facing the Risk of Cancer

Fox - Tampa Bay, September 15th, 2010
Coverage of HBOC week with emphasis on Previvor Day and how the term came to be.

Preventive surgery reduces cancer risk
Good Morning America - September 1, 2010
GMA segment on new research published in JAMA featuring Sandy Cohen, Director of Volunteer Programs

Breast cancer education act sponsor to receive award at conference focused on hereditary links (pdf)
Jewish Press of Tampa - May 28, 2010
Article about FORCE Annual Conference and presentation of first annual Spirit of Empowerment Awards for advocacy to honor Representative Wasserman Schultz.

Program features fashion, fact about hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (pdf)
The Oakland Press - June 4, 2010
Article covers "In Our Genes" educational event. Quotes Ellyn Davidson, Michigan FORCE Outreach Coordinator who participated in the program.

Bye Bye Boobies
The New York Jewish Week - May 13, 2010
Covers "goodbye boob parties" for women facing mastectomy. Article quotes Sue Friedman.

Sister Sac - Back on the track
Cincinnati.com - March 26, 2010

Insurers Tracking Unnecessary Testing with Myriad's BRACAnalysis Tests
Pharmacogenomics Reporter - October 30, 2009
Covers efforts by the insurance industry to track inappropriate BRCA testing.

A Time Bomb: Tough Choices Abound (pdf)
Washington Jewish Week - Washington DC - October 16,2009
Recounts hereditary stories of DC area outreach coordinator Lisa Schlager and DC FORCE members while emphasizing importance of genetic counseling and testing in Jewish community.

Patient Group Urges HHS Panel to Push for Oversight of Dx Firms' Marketing Practices
Pharmacogenomics Reporter - October 14, 2009
Recounts testimony and recommendations from FORCE to the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics Health and Society regarding oversight of genetic testing marketing to consumers and health care providers.

What PAs should know before they refer patients to a genetic counselor
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants - New York, NY - September 10, 2009

Cedar Park woman plans to beat cancer before it strikes, starts support group
Community Impact Newspaper - Austin,TX - September 9, 2009
Renee Wasserman calls herself a previvor. The Cedar Park resident didn't survive cancer—she plans to beat it to the punch.

Rush to Genetic Testing May Not Always Be the Best Approach
Carroll County Times - Maryland - May 21, 2009
Maryland Outreach Coordinator, Leslee Gold shares her story.

Know Your Breast Cancer Risk
WBTV - Charlotte, NC - April 22, 2009
Kim Bond, Charlotte Outreach Coordinator tells her personal story.

The Heaviest Heart: Guilt and Genetic Disease
ABC News, March 24, 2009
Article highlighting the guilt that accompanies hereditary disease. The article features an interview with outreach coordinator and Director of Development Debbie Sokolov and her family.

Going Under the Knife to Head Off Cancer
ABC News, March 2, 2009
An article about weighing the risks of prophylactic surgeries featuring FORCE Member and coordinator Lisa Held (NYC) and Bethany Cove.

Breast Removal: The Anguish of Sophie's Choice
Times Online UK, February 23, 2009
A personal story of one women's decision to undergo a bi-lateral prophylactic mastecotmy.

The Problematic Allure of Genetic Tests
Utne Reader, February 04, 2009
Report about and overview of article written for Gene Watch by Sue Friedman about the potential concerns of direct-to-consumer genetic testing.

For Women with Cancer Gene, New Surgery Support (pdf)
Philadelphia Inquirer, January 14, 2009
Video taped interview
CBS News, Channel 3 Philadelphia
Article and interview detailing new research about the risk reduction benefits from prophylactic surgery. Includes interview with Philadelphia FORCE outreach coordinator Sandy Cohen.

More Patients Experience Inadequate Genetic Testing, Advocacy Official Says
Pharmacogenomics Reporter, January 14, 2009
Interview with Sue Friedman for online genomics publication about lack of oversight of genetic testing and lack of referral to genetics experts.

Dealing Day By Day
Jewish Exponent, November 26, 2008
Article about FORCE outreach in Philadelphia and involvement in screening of In the Family. Special focus on FORCE member and outreach coordinator, Sandy Cohen and her participation in the film.

Test Shows Risk for Breast, Ovarian Cancer
KMBC.com, Kansas City, November 20, 2008
Article about two women who tested positive for BRCA which includes information on FORCE outreach in Kansas City and a link to the FORCE website.

New cancer trial to look at genetic link
Palm Beach Post, October 16, 2008
Article on PARP Inhibitor study in South Florida for ovarian cancer patients with a BRCA mutation. Highlights FORCE showing of In The Family and includes interview with Sue Friedman.

Is It In Your Genes?
Tampa Tribune, October 11, 2008
Interviews with FORCE founder Sue Friedman, and geneticist, researcher, and FORCE board director Dr. Rebecca Sutphen.

Would you have surgery to prevent cancer?
Peoria Journal Star, September 28, 2008
This article features the story of Peoria outreach coordinator and previvor, Catherine D'Souza, and chronicles the choices she made after testing positive for a BRCA mutation.

Better to know? Debating gene tests for kids
This article explores the issues surrounding genetic testing for BRCA in children. The article includes interviews with FORCE members Jill and Jenna Stoller, and FORCE Director Sue Friedman.

Breast Cancer Gene Test for Girls: Too Soon?
ABC.COM, June 5, 2008
Article presents discussion of genetic testing for BRCA in minors and provides several sides of the debate. Includes interview with Detroit FORCE outreach coordinator, Ellyn Davidson.

Cancer Gene is Tie that Binds (pdf)
Detroit Free Press, March, 2008
For sisters, years of fear, blood tests and mastectomies have paved the way for hope, featuring the story of Amy Rauch Neilson.

Would you? Could you?
Colorado Springs Independent, November 15, 2007
Columnist and FORCE member, Jill Thomas chronicles her family history of cancer, her discovery of her BRCA mutation, and attending the first Colorado FORCE network meeting.

Leawood woman makes a pre-emptive strike.
Kansas City Star, Nov. 07
FORCE member and calendar model Kelly Braun's moving story about how hereditary breast cancer claimed her mother and then came after her, and about her decisions for managing her cancer risk.

You Can't Top This Calendar
The Health Show, radio show, October 21, 2007
FORCE Founder and Director Sue Friedman discusses her story, why she founded FORCE, and the Life is a Carnival Calendar.

Living with the Cancer Gene
Nightline, October 11, 2007
FORCE members Susan Davis and her family discuss what it is like for a family coping with many of the family members carrying a mutation

Breast Cancer Survivors' Calendar Sends Message That 'Your Life's Not Over'
Tampa Tribune, September 13, 2007
Article about Life is a Carnival Calendar and interviews with calendar models Sue Friedman and Marcia Petersen

Cancer Gene Lurks
Des Moines Register, August 29, 2007
FORCE member Kolleen Sogard and her family share their BRCA story

Peering Into the Future
Newsweek, Dec 11, 2006
Article about genetic testing mentions FORCE and includes photo of FORCE Director of Development, Debbie Sokolov

Fighting the Odds
The Jewish Week, July 28, 2006
This article about BRCA mutations in Ashkenazi Jews includes interviews with FORCE members Ariela Noy, Debra Stephan, and FORCE Director of Volunteer Programs, Barbara Pfeiffer. It first appeared in The Jewish Week but is available online through another website.

Marcia's Journey
Biloxi Sun Herald, June, 2006
Series about FORCE member and outreach coordinator Marcia Petersen and her treatment for hereditary breast cancer

Reading Genes for Disease: Tests Reveal Answers that Can Offer Relief, or Despair
All Things Considered, February 22, 2004.
FORCE member Lauren Dubin discusses her experience with genetic testing.

Website of the Week: Facing Mastectomy, by Tessa Richards.
British Medical Journal, January 13, 2001.
The British Medical Journal suggests that doctors direct their patients to FORCE's website.

Genetic Testing for Cancer Predisposition: An Ongoing Debate
The Lancet Oncology, October 1, 2000.
This forum includes contributions written by genetics professionals, a legal scholar, and an actuary. Sue Friedman provides the perspective of a consumer of health services (free registration required).

Genetic Mutations Can Lead To Breast Cancer: Woman Starts Web Site To Educate Others About High-Risk Group.
Click10.com. October 24, 2000.
Coverage of FORCE and Sue Friedman's personal story.

Articles by Sue Friedman, Executive Director of FORCE

Investing in Cancer Prevention: Giving High-Risk Stakeholders a Place at the Table
Oncology Times, September 17, 2005

DNA, The Link Between Past and Future
CURE, Summer, 2004

Sharing the gift of medical information
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Newsletter, Summer/Fall, 2002

Making Tough Choices, Living With Fear
The Boston Globe, April 15, 2001

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